Display device



July 26, 1949. R. H. RIFFERT DISPLAY DEVICE Filed June 22, 1946lPatented July 26, 1949 UNITED stares wir@ DISPLAY DEVICE Y Raymond n.niger-t, Philadelphia, Pa.v Application ,rune 22, 194e, serial NacvaeicVl2 Claims. l

My inventionrelates to a display device and, more particularly, to -arotary display device especially adapted for displaying magazines,books, or other individual articles.

One object of the invention is to produce an improved device of the'type set forth.

A still further object is to produce an improved rotary display devicewhich is capable of displaying a relatively large number of magazinessimultaneously and in such a manner as to permit ready inspection ofeach individual magazine, the display device being salso such that twoor more persons may simultaneously inspect the magazines displayed.

A still further object is to produce a display device which is adaptedto display one or more magazines in a more prominent manner than therest of the magazines displayed.

A still further object is to produce an inexpensive, attractive anddurable display device and one which is so constructed as to discouragetheft of the books or magazinesdisplayed while enabling authorizedperson-s to periodically change the magazine displayed without muchskill or effort. Y

These and other objects are -attained by my invention as set forth inthe following specification and as illustra-ted in lthe accompanyingdrawings in which: y

Fig. v1 is a vertical sectional view of a display device embodying myinvention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 2-2 on Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view of the lower portionofthe display, showing another embodiment -of the invention.

Fig. 4 is a reduced, fragmentary vertical sectional view showing'certain details of construction.

A display device embodying my invention includes a hollow, cylindricalbody formed of la shell IB, a top wall I2 and a bottom wall I4. The topwall is preferably dished so as to provide a rim which is secured toth-e upper Inarginal portion of the shell I. The rim and the upper edgeof the shell I form an upstanding annular ridge I3 which willhereinafter be again referred to. The bottom wall I4 may be rolled 'toprovide a bead I5 spaced inwardly from its periphery, and the peripheryof the bottom wall may be turned, as `at I6, to engage theoutwardlydeflected bottom edge I I of the shell. While this is apreferred way of constructing the body of the apparatus, it is pointedout that, as far as this invention is concerned, it is merely necessaryto have a body which is preferably hollow and round, andwhichisprovided'with an upper peripheral rim'extendingwabove the plane of thetop wall thereof. n 'y The `top and bottom walls I2V and Illareapertured for pass-agetherethrough 'of a shaft" I8 about which, asanaxis, the body I ii is freely rotatable. v `The shaft I8 is threaded .atits lower end into a bushing or the like carriedby, or forming part ofIa base `stand or pedestal 2d which is preferably of sufiicient width ordiameter to provide the necessary support and stability. The bottom wallI4is provided with a'pad 2! which rests upon `the neck 22 of the base.

lOn the rotarybody are mounted a plurality of rods 2d, each of which isadapted to support a book, magazine or lsimilar object 25. lEach rod 24is provided vwith an Yupper hook 26 which is adapted to overhang `theannular ridge I3, and an annular flange 21 which isfadapted to'overliethe top wall I2, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. The upper endsof the rodsvIare retained in position by a cover 30whi'ch is fclampe'dby a Wingnut3! engaging the upper end oftheA shaft I8. At or near the bottom of the-cylinder is yan annular member which is spaced from the exterior of theshell so as to provide a space 32 through which the lower ends oftherodsZIIiare adaptedto extend.. The annular member-"referred'to may be in thenature of` a at plate 33; as Vshown-in Fig. 1, or it may be in thenatureof a 'ring 34, as shown in Fig. 3.. In either case, theplate 33 orthe ring 34 is secured in position by'. any 'suitable means, such as bybrackets .'35 'suitably secured to the shell and tothe plateor ring.'

If desired, each rod 24 is provided with a' numbered tab 36 whichidentiflesthe index orcataioguenumber ofthe particularv magazinecarried=bysaldrod. 'f :1

By this construction, a very large number of magazine, books or similarobjects can be compactly, but nevertheless accessibly, displayed. Forexample, a prospective purchaser can rotate the shell I =while scanningthe titles or names of the magazines or rthe titles of leading |articlesor features therein, yand can then order the particular magazine by itsname or by the number on the tab 35.

In operation and beginning with the device in its dismantled condition,the operator sets up the base, screws the shaft I8 in position land thenslips the shell I0 over the shaft. Each book or magazine 25 to bedisplayed is then opened at about its middle and is then closed over oneof the rods 24. With the book and rod thus associated, the lower end ofthe rod is inserted

